Method and apparatus for performing targeted interference suppression
First Claim
1. A receiver unit for use in a communications system that is operative in a predetermined frequency band, comprising:
- a signal receptor for receiving a signal from a communications channel;
an interference classifier for classifying an interference component within said signal, wherein said interference classifier classifies said interference component according to a plurality of interference types, and said interference classifier outputting a signal indicative of classification of each of said interference types; and
an interference suppressor for suppressing said interference component by selecting one of a plurality of suppression methods best suited to suppress said signal based on the indication signal of classification of said interference type.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a communication system (300) having a receiver (304) that is capable of performing targeted interference suppression. An interference classifier (314) within the receiver (304) analyzes a signal received from a channel (306) and identifies and classifies interference components within the signal. An interference suppressor (316) then suppresses the interference components in the signal based on interference type. In one embodiment, the interference suppressor (316) includes a plurality of interference suppression modules that are each optimal for suppressing certain interference types. The interference suppressor (316) selects one of the interference suppression modules based on the type of interference present in the received signal. In another embodiment, a hybrid interference mitigation system (10) is provided by combining targeted interference suppression, frequency hopping adaptation, and processing gain adaptation.
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42 Claims
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1. A receiver unit for use in a communications system that is operative in a predetermined frequency band, comprising:
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a signal receptor for receiving a signal from a communications channel; an interference classifier for classifying an interference component within said signal, wherein said interference classifier classifies said interference component according to a plurality of interference types, and said interference classifier outputting a signal indicative of classification of each of said interference types; and an interference suppressor for suppressing said interference component by selecting one of a plurality of suppression methods best suited to suppress said signal based on the indication signal of classification of said interference type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for reducing interference components in a received signal in a communications system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal from a channel; classifying at least one interference component in said signal according to interference type; and performing interference suppression on said signal to reduce the level of said interference component within said signal, said performing step including selecting an interference suppression method from a plurality of interference suppression methods based on interference type. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A communications system having hybrid interference mitigation, said system comprising:
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means for receiving a signal from a channel; means for classifying at least one interference component within said signal according to interference type , and said interference classifier outputting a signal indicative of classification of each of said interference types; means for suppressing said at least one interference component by selecting one of a plurality of suppression methods best suited to suppress said signal based on the indication signal of classification of said interference type; and adaptation means including at least one of the following; means for performing frequency hopping adaptation by updating a frequency hopping sequence in response to said means for classifying; and means for performing processing gain adaptation by updating the processing gain of a transmit signal in response to said means for classifying. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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